The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 208

Ella

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The sudden warmth of Alexander’s arms around me made me let out an involuntary squeak of surprise. I hadn’t expected him to hug me; he’d maintained his usual polite distance since last night.

Once we had returned from the banquet, I’d slipped away to check on Lilith–who was resting in her

room, sleeping when I arrived–and he had gone to his office to handle the onslaught of paperwork he’d

received after the coronation.

And now he was hugging me like his life depended on it.

But then I began to relax into him, and the fabric swatches slipped from my fingers.

Goddess, he smelled good. Too good–like coming home to a place that you should have left long ago. I

pressed my face against his chest and breathed him in like the fool I was, and for a moment, I could have

sworn I felt his arms tightening around me.

I wanted to ask what we were now. Because the way he was hugging me seemed far more intimate than I

expected.

But for now, I kept it to myself. Alexander still didn’t fully trust me, and part of me was afraid to burst this brief little bubble of happiness.

When we finally pulled apart, my heart was pounding in my chest. I hated the way my cheeks were a

fiery red now. Hated the way his green eyes looking down at me made me want to crumple right then and

there.

“What was that about?” I asked, stooping to pick up the forgotten color swatches.

Alexander shook his head. “Nothing. It was nothing.”

It didn’t seem like nothing; I’d seen Gabriel storming out of the house just minutes prior, followed by the rev of his car engine as he sped away. It must have been another argument, and after what happened last

it had something to

Gabriel wasn’t happy about the fact that I knew everything now. For all I knew, Gabriel was hell bent

the fact that Alexander had told me the

what was going through Alexander’s

to press if Alexander wasn’t willing to talk about it right now, so I held

a moment, then pointed

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it is,” I

made our first

Every minute he had to spare between Alpha King

distraction from the elephant in the room–the fact that my father had apparently killed Alexander’s parents

and Alexander insisted on doing that himself, too, even though the house staff

he wanted to do it. And

sat on the floor and read off the instructions to him while he did everything else. I had tried to help, but he seemed intent on doing it himself just like everything else, and I

it made my chest warm. Even if he was just happily preparing for our baby’s arrival and it had nothing to do

something that I didn’t want to

me that… what the fuck is this thing?” Alexander held up a

brow.

‘stabilizing dowel,” I read from the

they just call

how would they charge us three hundred dollars

snorted. “Fair point. Anyway, hand me the

of parts for the crib. But I couldn’t seem

head. “I think they forgot to

and passed his hand over his face. “Are you

stood. “We’ll have to get

can run

head. “I could use some fresh air anyway.

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house for days.”

baby store took longer than expected. They didn’t have the exact part I

tired and my feet were aching, but I felt accomplished. I had even made a secret pit stop to pick up some croissants from the bakery–a recent pregnancy craving that I’d found impossible to

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